soft material that is placed inside something to make it more comfortable or to change its shape 衬料;衬垫 The shoes have thick padding at the ankle to offer greater support. 这双鞋在脚踝处有厚厚的衬垫,以提供更大的支撑。 The actor's cheeks were made rounder for the part using cotton wool padding. 这位演员的脸颊用棉絮垫得更圆了。
words that are used to make a speech, piece of writing, etc. longer, but that do not contain any interesting information 赘语;废话;凑篇幅的文字 Some of the quotations are useful, others are little more than padding. 有些引文很有用,其他的只不过是些空话。